Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for (#2885) (#4844)

* Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for (#2885)

Signed-off-by: Aaron Raimist <aaron@raim.ist>

* Add changelog

Signed-off-by: Aaron Raimist <aaron@raim.ist>
pull/4852/head
Aaron Raimist 2019-03-11 13:21:52 -05:00 committed by Richard van der Hoff
parent 290552fd83
commit 8ea1b41a0e
4 changed files with 7 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in
`homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the
`register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random
value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as
anyone with knowledge of it can register users on your server even if
`enable_registration` is `false`.
anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts,
on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`.
## Setting up a TURN server

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Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for.

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@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ enable_registration: False
# - medium: msisdn
# pattern: '\+44'
# If set, allows registration by anyone who also has the shared
# secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
# If set, allows registration of standard or admin accounts by anyone who
# has the shared secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
#
# registration_shared_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>

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@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
# - medium: msisdn
# pattern: '\\+44'
# If set, allows registration by anyone who also has the shared
# secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
# If set, allows registration of standard or admin accounts by anyone who
# has the shared secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
#
%(registration_shared_secret)s